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CHAPTER XVII,—Cont.
ire turned down one of the streets
t, itis.+h lead from the Strand to the
river, slinking along it as though
he were a fugitive from "justice.
What was he to do with the accurs-
ed stone? lee dare not give it
away. Suppose he were detected in
the eat — what fresh tragedy night
'not take place amidst the tumult
which would probably ensue?
He reached the Embankment. The
cool air frons the river wixispered merely nodded his head, Madame
past his cheeks. A thought sudden- Nurratelaky turned to Mr. Leicester.
y occurred to him — a thought "I have been telling our friend
Which
a seemed to him as though it
give I m
that the newspapers have made hi
werean inspiration, Why not
the 'diamond to the river? Why not I fein°us, and ho talks of libel!"
of -
present it, with his love, to the "Fane, from a newspaper point of
guadia�:s of the waters? He pans- view, is sometimes synonymous with
n
ed. He leaned on the stone para- libel" Mr. Leicester turned from
pet.•. 1fe looked out across the the Indy to address himself to Mr.
stream. 41. policeman sauntered by, }?loakham, "Has the diamond fav -
eyeing him keenly as ho passed. He arsons?"
apparently suspected him of hare
boring nefarious designs .—possibly "Oh, the dear diamondt, cried
of suflterin from an attack: of tui- the lady, and she clapped her hands,
cede.' mania, and of an intention to "Has it materialized again?"
take advantage of the foggy night, "Mr. Hoof hang we are in treaty
Mr. Hookham was conscious of a for Olympia; we have arranged for
wild impulse urging him to give the I letter. blocks twelve feet in height—
stone to the policeman, but oxperi- t `The Devil's Diamond' — just those
ence had taught him that it would three words, no more. \'Iron? s hall
be unwise to yield to such an ixu- for.
of the "revise" on another
sheet of paper. When he had done
that, laying down his: p,m, had
loan-
ed back in his chair.
This is what he had written:
":62O,O00, — Lost -- A Diamond!
On the night of Wednesday, the 5th
of July, }.F3--, I, Samuel Hookham,
threw into the River Thames a dime
Mond. The diamond is known as
the 'Devil's Diamond,' and is of the
Value of more than twenty thous-
and pounds. I was standing on the
Embankment, in front of the Savoy
Hotel. I tossed it, as I judge,
straight in front of me, a distance
definitions. You will find. a dice of some thirty feet. It was at half
tionary somewhere in the room." tido, and the tido was coming in,
"May I cootie in?" The door was I desire', after I am dead, that this
opened again. Some ono put his advertisement shall appear, daily,
head in. It was Mr. Leicester. His in four of the leading papers, untildiamondrequest not being answered by an the diamond is found. And I turth-
immediate negative, he took silence er desire that the ander,, an present -
far consent., and entered. "Mr• ing himself at the office of the un-
Hookham, I am glad to see you. On dermentxoned firm of solicitors,. with
each of the last two da I have en-
tho Diammond,. shall be paid the sum
of One hundred • Pounds weekly, so
deavored to do so, but each time I long as it remains in his possession,
found you were invisible." A clause will bo found in my will
Mr. Hookham did not answer —he setting apart for that special pur-
pose a sum sufficient to make such
payments."
Mr. Hookhampicked up from the
table the sheet of blue foolscap pa-
per, and contemplated it••.with what S
was, apparently, considerable atis-
faction.
"I'll sign it, and have it witness-
ed, And when I'm dead it shall
appear, regularly, in the papers.
Plenty of fools will soon set about
looking for the stone. When one of
them has found it,. as Matthew said
he'd do I'll conte back and see the
fun, Only I'll do the thing more
cleverly than Mat—I won't spoil
myself by showing my hand. }ere-
perly rnanagod, I ought to have
quite a lively time."
we announce its re -appearance This
ored you with any further manifest -
7-7
Mr. Hookham laid down the pa -
week, or next? Wo only wait a Per again, and rubbed his hands
word from you to have everything softly — ono against the other. Tho
en train." spasm which distorted his satur-
Mr. Hookhamn had been bonding , nine visage was possibly intended
over what he had been writing. HSI for a smile. But then his idea of a
now Looked up with a little start' smile was about on a par with what
as though he had not been paying j seemed to be his idea of a lively
attention to what was being said. I time.
"Of what are you speaking?"
"Of the Devil's Diamond — the
dear, dear diamond!"
"The Devil's Diamond?" Mr. Hook -
ham knit his brows; as though ho
were endeavoring to recall some-
thing to his mind. "Do you allude
to that stone I had?"
"Stone you had?" cried
cester. --
"Stone you had!" exclaimed
Madame.
M. Nurvetchky ran his fingers
through his moustache, as another
man, a commonplace person, runs
his fingers through his hair. Mt.
Percy Leicester loaned over the ta-
ble; he was evidently in au agitated
frame of mind.
poise as that.
He poised the diamond on the cen-
ter
enter of the palm of his hand.
"I give you to the river!"
He hurled it, with all his force,
out aver the misty waste of waters.
It gave a little scream, as of rage,
as it passed through the air. Then
he heard it fall„ with a splash, into
the stream.
CHAPTER XVIII.
There were several visitors to Mr.
Rookham's Chambers in Mitre
Oourt during the course of the fol-
lowing day. But all of these went
away, if net mourning, then at least
without having attained the object
of their coming, for Mr. Hookham
was invisible. The oak was sport-
ed, and no amount of hammering
produced the slightest effect, If Mr.
B!!aokham was at home,_ it was not
to visitors.
The same thing happened on the
next day; people came and went
dissatisfied away. Only on that
day .a card was affixed, in a prom-
inent position, to the oa.k, on which
Was written—
"Mr. Samuel Bookham will be at
home to -morrow."
On that morrow, at a quite matu-
tinal and most unfashionable hour,
certain visitors returned again;
there were two of them, M. and
Madame Nurvetchky. Young as the
day, the oak, unsported, stood hos-
pitably open. A tap upon the panel
of the inner door produced an in-
vitation — from within — to enter
M. and Madame Nurvetchky enter-
ed.
The room was not at all in the
condition in which we saw it last.
It was as neat as it was possible,
with the appliances Mr. Hookham
bad at hand, to make it. All the
debris had disappeared, everything
was in its proper place, the spirit of
order permeated the apartment.
. Stili, in spite of that, it was not a
cheerful room, even for the simplest
of millionaires, and, although, in
some mysterious way, a ray of sun-
shine had straggled through the
• casement. • •
Mr. Hookham was seated at the
oak table — which table was neat-
ly arranged in duo and decorous
order He was writing. As his
visitors entered he looked up at
them. It was immediately appar-
ent that his appearance had improv-
ed with the appearance of the room.
His clothes were certainly not of the
latest fashion, either as regards cut,
hue, or texture. Nor were they ex-
actly new. But they were neat and.
tidy. For one thing, he had had a
wash. His hands were clean, his
hair was decently brushed and part-
ed at the side, his boots were black-
ed, so much of his shirt and collar
as was visible evinced a quite recent
acquaintance with the tender mercies
of a laundress, not one of "pore
Janes' " mother's stamp.
Madame Nurvetchky entered with
a radiant smile — that charming
smile which she seemed to be ably
to summon up at will. She ad-
vanced to Mr. Hookham with both
hands held out. Laying down his
pen, without rising from his feet,
Mr. Hookham contented himself
with very gingerly touching ane.
"Rose do you do, Madame Nur-
vetchky?" His voice was cold, and
self-possessed — the voice of the
tier. Bookham who used to bo in.
pre -historic times. Ile nodded to
the lady's husband, who, as usual,
seemed more than half asleep, and
not nearly so radiant as his wife.
"How do you do?" exclaimed the
lady. "My dear friend, these two
days we came to have a peep at
you, and these two days we went
brokenhearted away."
"Indoedt"
Mr. Heokham passed. his hand
across his chin in a casual kind of
way. Evidently the lady's broken
heart had no interest for hint. She
went radiantly on.
"Do you know that you have
reached the topmost pinnacle of
fame?" •
"Fame? I see some libels in the
papers" Mr: Bookham laid his
• hand on a pile of neatly folded news-
: papers which was at his side •-- "if
you •cs•ll• that fame.
' "Libalsi Why the newspapers are
full nothing y
l thin else but au. Is that
'
het to be ,famous? What, then, do
YOU call fame?"
",1 jinn d rsid X am not good at
Mr. Lei -
"Have you lost it?"
"Was it stolen?" screamed Mad-
ame.
Mr. Hookham leaned back in his
chair. He was evidently quite at
his ease, and apparently not much
interested either.
"Lost? No, no. Nor was it
stolen. I gavo it away."
"Gave it away?" choroused his
'three visitors, as it were with a
single breath — this time even M.
Nurvetchky found his voice.
"Yes," repeated Mr. Peookham
quietly, as though he were a. trifle
bored, "I gave it away."
Mr. Percy Leicester, who seemed
to have lost his equilibrium, for
once in a way, caught Mr. Hook -
ham by the shoullier,
"Whops did you give it to?" he
asked.
"I am afraid you ask more than
I can tell you."
"More than you can tell me? Do
yon mean that you gavo it to a
stranger?"
"A perfect stranger."
"}Where? Here? Or in the
street?"
"In the street."
The trio of visitors looked at eaeh
other in profound amazement. Their
number had been recruited by the
arrival of two more. Mr. Fairlight
and Mr. Schwabe had come in to-
gether. Mr,- Fairlight now came
forward.
"So you have given it away? I
have looked in on my way to the
office. The best thing you could do
with it."
Mr. Schwabe also advanced. He
slapped his friend, in his hearty
way, upon the back.
"Tho best thing you could have
done with it, Hookham, my boy; I
wish tho present owner joy of it, al-
though, it is worth more than twen-
ty thousand pounds!"
But Mr. Leicester did not seem to
be at all of the sante mind.
"I shall advertise for the present
owner to apply to me. To allow
such a stone to be Test to the cause
of scientific inquiry would bo a
crime unparalleled in history."
"I don't think," observed Mr.
Fairlight, "you need advertise for
the owner. If the stone maintains
its character, I should say that,
very shortly, he will advertise him;
'self,"
"But — consider!" Madame Nur-
vetchky stretched out her arms n
that expressive and excitable way
she had, "It is not to bo believed!
We are pledged to produce the
Devil's Diamond! We are in treaty
for Olympial We have aleready or-
dered the letter blocks tweivo feet
in height! What, then,, is to be-
come of as?"
She paused for a reply. For some
moments there was none forthcom-
ing. Than Mr, }tookhatn gently
shook his head, and half closed his
eyes — as though the subject was
wholly without attractions for him,
"I am not good at riddles," ` he
said.
CHAPTER XIX.
When his visitors had. gone -•- and
there were quite a number of dram-
atic little scenes before they went—
Mr.
ent1Mr. Hookham returned to bis writ-
ing. }le was welting something on
a sheet off ilio foolscap paper, 'Wort
he .bad finished he rend what he had
written,, revising and correcting as
lie read; Then he made a clean
(THE END.)
4
GRAINS OF GOLD
Habit is the deepest law of human
n ature.—C arlyle.
Good nature is stronger than tom-
ahawks.—Emerson.
Tablebearers are just as bad as
talemakers..-;Sheridan.
Those who complain most are
Most to be complained of.—M.
11'enry.
Almost always the most indigent
aro the most generous.—Stanislaus.
True gentleness is native feeling
hightened and improved by prin-
ciple.—Blair.
He that thinks he can afford. to be
negligent is not far from being poor.
—Johnson.
Ho who commits injustice is ever
made more wretched than he who
suffers-it.—Plato.
Persistent people begin their suc-
cess whore others end in failure. —
hldward Eggleston.
A friend that you have to buy
won't bo worth what you pay for
him, no matter what they may be.
—G. D. Prentice.
4
?F FOR FARMERS
tt; ,r' Seasonable and Profitable
>' flints for the Buoy Tillers
isF of the Soll.
CARE of A. DAIRY HERD.
No set rules can be laid down for
the proper feeding of a dairy herd,
brut some of the essential points may
be mentioned, such as a fair knoivi-
edge of the character and constitu'
onts of the different feeds, and care-
ful obsetivtation and audgtuent, writes
'Prof. W. J. Fraser, Much depends
upon the price of the different feeds,
imndividpxality of the animal, and
length of time from calving. To
feed intelligently and obtain the
best results,, these things must ; be
taken into consicloration and each
animal fed according to its indivi-
dual needs. This cannot bo learned
from books, but comes only from
close observation and actual prac-
tice.
Tho feed of dairy cows should at
all times be sufficient to supply am-
ple nourishment. The amount will,,
of course, • vary greatly from month
to month according to the amount
of milk the cows are producing,
When a good cow is in the flush of
milk and giving from five to six
gallons a day, she needs much more
nourishment than when giving only
a gallon a day or Is entirely dry.
This is just where many farmers
make a mistake; they feed all of the
cows in the herd practically alike
regardless of their individual needs
and what they are producing. Such
a practice is not only far from eco-
nomical, but it is positively
INJURIOUS TO SOME COWS.
When a cow is giving a large flow
of inilk she should not only be given
more feed, but it should bo in a
more concentrated form; that is,
the grain portion of the ration
should be increased, and as she
shrinks in flow near the end of her
lactation period, the sanount of
grain may, with profit, be largely
reduced, providing the cow is in
good conditien.
As a rule, nutriment can be sup-
plied much more cheaply in the
form of roughage than in grain, and
for this reason wo should at all
times fend as much roughage as is
consistent with good re. rlts. Since
roughage is the most economical
portion of a cow's feed, it is of the
utmost importance that all of the
hay, cornstalks, etc., be stored in.
the best possible condition. Too
much: stress cannot be laid on baying
the best quality of these feeds, for
if there is an abundance of this class
of feed in good condition, cows will
consume large quantities of it and
produce mill: much more economical-
ly than if fed a heavy grain ration.
Under ordinary circumstances, at
least half,.. by weight, of the dry
matter composing a cow's ration
should be roughage; as hay, corn
stover, etc., and in some cases it
may bo more economical to feed all
roughage. When half the ration is
of this nature, the remainder should
consist of, concentrates; as grain,
oil meal, gluten, meal, etc. The pro-
portion between these will depend
upon the condition of the cows, the
amount of milk they aro producing,
and the comparative value of feeds.
It is of the utmost importance
that cows be reasonably well fed at
all times and never allowed to be-
come poor. If they shrink in flow
of milk sooner than they should, as
they will do if not property fed, it is
almost impossible to bring them up
again during this period of lacta-
tion, and a considerable
NOT "TO BE LET"—ALONE..
Jones was leaving his house ; but
he very strongly objected to the'
planting of a "To Bo Let" board in
his front garden.
His landlord, however, was equally
strenuous in insisting that this
should be done. Lawyers were con-
sulted, and the ensuing action re-
sulted in an order being issued to
Jones to put up the board.
Jones shut his teeth hard when he
heard the result ; but the next day,
when the triumphant landlord took
a walk •,past the house in order to
see that there was no further at-
tempt to defeat the wide of justice,
he was astonished at what ho saw.
The board had been replaced in
due order ; but under the words
"This House To Be Let" there was
attached another bill, which read :
"Present tenant leaving on ac-
count of bad drains."
FAKING USED STAMPS:
Rogues in this country are gener-
ally about as artful as we desire
them to he, but evidently they have
something* to learn yet from the
heathen Chines. In West Java Alt
Sin manages to cheat the Post Office
very iugeniously. On sticking a new
stamp on an envelope he smears the
stamp on the face with paste or a
thin gluo. This takes the impression
of the defacing stamp at the post -
office, and can easily be washed off,
so that the stamp is once more ser-
viceable.
EVEIt-GROWING TEETH.
•Certain animals have teeth which
grow all their lives. The rat and
the squirrel are examples of this.
Human teeth are developed from
pulps, which aro absorbed and dis-
appear after the teeth aro grown ;
but in the ease of a rat the tooth
pulp is perpetual, and is continually
secreting material by which it gains
length. Therefore the animal is
obliged to gnaw all the time to keep
the tooth down. •to its proper length.
It is commonly believed that rats
keep gnawing out of pure mischief,
but such is not the case.
IBR. A. K, CHASE'S
KIM CUE . ee
Ca
Is sent direct to the diseased
parts by the improved blower.
Seals the ulcers, Steers the air
passages, stops droppings in the
throat and permanently cures
Catarrh and stay Fever. iiloWer
free, All dealers ar Dr, A: W. Chase
• Medicine Co., Toronto and liufnla
LI11'Ie't4 elte;1d IIAN1)-OUT,
Jerry --"Don't you ever.' beerow
trouble ?"
Jim -•"No, indeed ;- everybody et
run against gives it to rue."
Of the nests, Lice won't tarry long
whore these are, The poults should
be given a drop of sweet oil on the
head and neck, under the wings and
around the 'vent once a week. This
should by appliedwith the finger
and rubbed on next the' akin.
The first seed (*otldd be dry bread.
Take ane quart oath of corn meal,
Middlings and bran and one pint of
sifted ground oats. Season with
salt, add a little pepper, mix up
with water or sour milk and add
enough saleratus to raise it. Bake
until done. Enough can be baked
at one time to last several days. Af-
ter the poults are several days old
Moisten the hard crusts in sweet
milk, squeeze out dry and feed. Give
a little every two hours. Feed on
a clean board and be stere that none
is left over to sour.
Feed everything as dry as possi-
ble, as sloppy or uncooked food is
injurious, After the twits are a
week old the feed may be scalded.
The saleratus and sour m:ilkc should
be left out and a little meat added,
or cook a piece of fresh lean meat
and feed a little of it once a day.
Grouted bone may be plrt in the fend
at all times if it is sweet and goad.
When the poults aro ton days old
commence to feed whole wheat for
supper and when a xxuonth old feed
cracked corn for supper and wheat
at noon. During all this time keep
on with the scalded feed between the
times when wheat or corn is given.
After foul' Reeks old feed only four
times'a day. lelhen four menthe old
twice daily is sufficient and the food
may consist of whole 'grains, which
should be kept up until killing time
if you want to have the stock large.
FEED VERY LITTLE CORN,
unless you want to fatten thein for
market. Give a variety, if possible,.
such as wheat, oats, buckwheat and
barley. Wheat is the best food if
only one kind is given. Procure
some whole, black pepper and every
morning look over the little cams
I and whenever ono is noticed to ap-
pear droopy pic,k it up and look for
lice, and at the same time give it a
grain of the pepper.
After turkeys "shoot the recd,',' or
aro full feathered, they will largely
take caro of themselves, but before
they will require constant watching.
Build a little pen, with some short
boards, in front of each coop and
don't let the little fellows out of
this for the first four or five days.,
After 'that they may be let out on
every fair, day —after the dew is off.
Also let the hen out with her brood
after the seventh day. Always
know where your turkeys aro and if
a shower comes up get them under
cover as soon as possible.
LOSS IS THIS RESULT.
Shortage of feed occasionally
comes toward spring, before time to
turn on to pasture, and farmers hes-
itate to purchase mono, but this is
the poorest kind of economy, for we
must at all times give cows a fair
ration to 'obtain the best results.
A. shortage of feed also frequently
occurs during the hot, dry weather
of summer, when pastures are short.
At this time it is of - great import-
ance that the • pe,sture be supple-
mented with some other green feed.
All farmers should raise a small
amount of soil crops for this
purpose, but if' this has not been
. done, it is much more economical to
feed from the general crop of clover,
oats or corn, whichever is in the
proper condition for feeding, rather
than allow the cows to go without
sufficient feed and suffer the results
of an excessive shrinkage in the flow
of milk, which is bound to follow if
the cows do not have sufficient feed
in the hot weather, when the flies
are so troublesome.
Another important natter which
dairymen fail to realize is that cows
should at all times be treated with
kindness and gentleness to get the
best results. One occasionally vis-
its a dairy farm where the cows are
brought up from the' pasture on a
run, driven to the barn by a dog or
hired man on horseback, like steers
Into a slaughter house. The best
results can never be accomplished in
this way. This is not a mere theory
but a matter of dollars and cents,
for cows will_ give much more milk
when gently handled then when
roughly treated.
CABE Ole YOUNG TURICEYS.
After the young aro 36 hours old
remove all to a good sized coop and
place the coop where there is plenty
of grass. If the grass is long mow
it off, For early in the season bo
ewe to,have a movable ,board bot-
tom to -the coop and clean this off
and sand every clay. Manliness and
filth mean death. After the weath-
er settles' and the grounld warms up
place the coop tri the ground or grass
and clean by simply nto•ving it to
i'reele ground. Lice are the cameo of
nearly all the ills of kurkoy'dom and
kill more young ones than all else
combined. Get rid of the lire and
the old birds first by dusting them
every week, while siteing, with in-
sect powder and place green cedar
leaves and branches in the bottom
BEAT
WIFE FOR
Called Him a Coward and
Soldier He Beat Her.
A Prussian ofiiicer stationed at
Strasburg appeared before the court
at Kolmar, in Saxony, and gave
HONOR.
as a
Ch! !bents ,pirdmentsa
Munyon'u Remedies for Chfdrpn,'
•
J
"Train mothers to intelligently look
titer the health of their families and
die well-being of a nation is assured."
sy-Munyon. 43')
It has assuredly been a labor of `love
for me to study the diseases of children(
with a view to their relief and cure.;
1,1any grown people will stubbornly .oltngi
to the debilitating drugs and nostrumq)
that are a relic of barbarism, but 1 bpi'
it Is almost a orlmo to give thetas 1o children at the risk of physical and,
aental degeneration. My remedies for
children's diseases are effective anal
prompt, but they aro entirely harmless..
lsvery thoughtful mother should have a,
iigunYon Family Medicine Chest;and,
l.hould never fail to keep it supplied wit
f dunyon's Cold Cure, Cough Cure, Bore!
IBhroat Cure, Fever Cure, D. U. & C. Tab -1
'�/ 2.ts, Croup Cure, Cholera Morbus Cure,
t;onstipatlon Cure, Wbrin Cure, Face an
akin Ointment, 14,minyon's Balm and Mun-1
yen's Plasters. This chest will prove art
pnf, ilia$ silent friend in the hour oft
peed. A. few doses of the proper reeled)
given at the right time will prevent lon
,
and dangeroussickness, an
spells of
save many doctors' fees. r
MUNYON'S REMEDIES.
Munyen's Medicine Cases, e2.60,. 9
and 11».
Munyon's Cold Cure prevents pneu-
monia, and breaks up 'a cold in a fowl
hours. Price 25c.
!
Munyon, Philadelphia., U. S. A., contain
Personal letters addressed to . Pro
ing details of sickness, will be answer ,
ed promptly and froo advice as to treaty
moat Will . tie given.
t.
SERVANTS IN ECUADOR.
41
The Traveler Is Forced to Hire
Many to Serve Him.
If you were living in Ecuador and
wished to hire a servant you could
hardly get one by himself, or her-
self, but would be compelled to take
up with a drove of them, probably
far outnumbering your own family,
says a correspondent of the Phila-
delphia Record. For example, with
a cook you would have to receive
her husband and children, and per-
haps also her father and mother, in-
to your house to bed and board,
and each would bring along all his
or her portable property, consisting
mainly in domestic pots, such as
pigs, chickens, rabbits, dogs and
ether "live stock." The husband
may have some trade which he fol-
lows during the day, but at meal
times and when night comes he re-
turns to the bosom of his family
and yours. It would be considered
downright inhumanity to refuse them
food and shelter, and not a servant
in Ecuador would work for so mean
the following evidence in support of a master, or mistress. The child -
his demand to be divorced from his e'en of your cook may be utilized for
wife: "One night," he said, "I had light services, such as running er-
a quarrel with my wife, in the rands, weeding the garden and tend -
course of which she exclaimed: 'You
are too mach of a coward to strike
me!' What could I, as a Prussian
officer, do when my wifo accused me
of cowardice? If the wife of anoth-
er officer had thus insulted me, I
could at least have challenged her
husband to a duel, but 1 could not
challenge myself, because my ONVO.
wife insulted rue.
"1 got," continued the officer,
"into a state of intense excitement
over this terrible dilem7ma. I lit
the candle and requested my wife
formally three times to withdraw
the insulting expression, which was
incompatible with my dignity and
honor as a Prussian officer. My
wifo sulked, and . did not withdraw
the insult. As it was my duty to
enlace satisfaction for the, insult I
seized a stick and beat my wife
The trial was adjourned,
LONDON'S ARMY OF (HORSES.
In a recent paper on "Electric
Automobiles," read before the In-
stitution of Civil Ilingineerh, Mr. II.
F. Joel stated that in London alone
there were over 16,000 licensed
horse -carriages, apart from private
vehicles, tradesmen's vans, etc., and
it was estimated that over 200,000
horses were stabled each night in
London, necessitating the daily re-
moval of more than 5,000 tons of
manure and refuse.
THE MOAT HOME MYSTERY
ENGLAND'S MURDER CASE,
GRADUALLY CLEARING 'UP.
Laborer Exploring an Old. Ditch,
Discovered the Woman's
Body.
Vtllxat is called the mystery of the
Moat House has been solved at.
last,, says an I?xrgiislr despatch. Por
some six weeks past it has been dis-
cussed by everybody, and tho past
week it has been the main topic of
talk ,everywhore. It is an extraor-
dinary story just now.
More than four years ago a man
named Dougal, along with Camille
Hielland, a middle-aged gentlewo-
man, bought an olid farm surround-
ed by a wide, deep moat, in a re -
Moto part of the country, far away
from any other habitation. Shortly
after the purchase the lady disap..
pealed most unaccountably, but the
wonder died down very soon. The
lady was forgotten. Nobody, not
even her bankers, were suepicious of
anything wrong. Cheques reaching
the bank in Miss Holland's name
were duly honored.
For nearly four years this went
on, and it• is unquestionable if the
mystery would ever have been re-
vealed had it not been that Dougal,
neade bold, probably, by success,
carried the forgeries of Miss MI -
land's name too far, and was ar-
rested on that charge, Then the
question arose, Where . was the
lady?
POLICE VISITED FARM.
In connection with Do;ugal's ar-
rest at the Bank of England the pea .
lice agents visited Moat Bouso, and
there found Miss Holland's furni-
ture, books and clothes just as she
had them when sho lived there. This
and other facts, induced the Gov-
ernment to order search of the farm
and premises for traces of the wo-
man. The moat and a smaller com-
municating moat and the pond;; on
the estate were drained; the floors
of the greenhouses and outbuildings
were raised, trenches excavated, and
the ground probed. But it appear-
ed to bet all in vain.
On April 27, the anniversary of
the day that the pair entered into
possession of the place, a laborer
who was exploring an old ditch
which had been planted over with
shrubs by Dougal nearly four (ears
ago, stuck his fork into a hard sub-
stance. When withdrawn 11 proved
to be a woman's boot containing
the remains• of a foot. Careful dig-
ging
igging subsequontly revealed the body
of the woman lying face downward,
with mud and bush roots clinging
to it. The body was fully dressed
and the outer garments, although
they had rotted, were still wrapped
about the remains• closely enough to
prevent disintegration.
BULLET IN THE SKULL.
ing the baby; but the numerous
brood is apt to be "light fingered"
and certain to be lousy, dirty and
probably diseased. There is no help
for it, however, because "el 'costunr-
bre" has decreed that for every ser-
vant you hire you must expect at
least a dozen extra mouths to feed.
Nor is this the worst of it. Oc-
casionally the cook's relatives from
another village coxae to pay her a
visit, of a fortnight or two—lasting
as long as you will tolerate it—
men, women and children, bringing
more dogs, pigs, chickens, etc., to
be housed and fed. Fortunately,
they aro not accustomed to "downy
bads of ease" or sumptuous living,
but considerthemselves in clover if
plentifully supplied with beans, corn-
meal and potato soup, 'and x%111
sleep cantentedly on ;the stones oar
the patio or the straw ` of the sta-
ble. The danger is that some of
the stranger hangers-on may not
be as honest as the' cook herself is
supposed to be, and cases are known
where thieves and even mut'derers
thus gained admission to the inside
of the ease, with disastrous results.
COLORS OF FLOWERS.
The same species of flower never
shows more than two of the three
colors, red yellow, and blue. Roses,
for instance, are found red and yel-
low, but never blue ; verbenas are
red and blue, but not yellow '
pansies are yellow and blue, but
never red.
;The
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Health
f Soh
a8 LH
;Close Confinement, over Exertion at Study and Worry steer Examine-
r tons too great a strain for the Elervcs—Dr. Chase's Mi'tra Food.
So Horny school girls and school
boys, too, are pale, languid and run
down in health, subject to weak
,spells and nervous headache, and
victims of sleeplessness, that we no
,longer realize the folly of developing
the mind at the expense of the body.
It is on the mothers and fathers
that falls the responsibility of look-
ing after the health of their children,
and to them wo suggest the wisdom
of having the health of their chil-
dren kept at the high water mark
jby using Dr. Chase's Nerve Food.
This great food cure is so gentle
and natural in action as to be ad-
niira'bly suited to the requirements
of children. Tho benefits to be de-
rived from its use are certain lend
lasting, as it goes to form new red
corpuscles in the blood, and create
'new nerve force.
' Mrs. T. Datzell, 21 Charles street,
•Kingston, Ont„ states :—"My
daughter suffered very much with
headaches, caused no doubt from
'over -study and a run down eon-
;clition of the nervous system. These
Eattaeks of headache were very try-
ing on her and I noticed that she
Ryas gtacheelly growing Weeleer and
!more nervosa. About . two months
'ago I got her e bo:: of. Dr. Chase's
Meru .,('avoid, diad since she has been
using this preparation we are more
than pleased with the improvement
which has been made in her health.
She looks one hundred per cent. bet-
ter, her nerves aro steadier, she is
not bothered with heada.ohes and is
gradually increasing fn flesh. and
weight."
Mrs. R. Wareham, 267 Sherbrookd
street, Poterboro', , Ont., states :—
"One of my children has suffered a
great deal with nervous headaches,
dirtiness and sleeplessness, and, in
fact, was all run down, pale and
languid. These troubles were at-
tributed to over -study and confine-
ment at school. She began. using Dr.
Chase's Nerve Food, and I can say
that we have found this treatment
exceedingly helpful. It has relieved
her of headache, steadied her nerves;•
and built up her system wonderfully.
We can see a great change in her, as
trio color is returning to her faco,t
and she is • gaining in flesh and,
weight." _ti '
An examination of the body after
it had been removed showed that
the head had been pierced by a bul-
let, which was still within the com-
pletely preserved sku11.,
An inquest was held on the fol-
lowing day in a barn adjoining.
Dougal was present, handcuffed to
an officer, and was formally accus-
ed of murder. Ho was again formal-
ly brought before a magistrate on
the forgery charge, .and once more
remanded ow' thip charge. The
strong police force present in the
court -room with difficulty protected
him from. the angry crowd which
awaited his departure from the
cau�i`t.
FINNS WILL NOT YIELD.
•
People Firm in Resistance to Rus-
sian Conscript Law.
Late accounts in the English
newspapers of the situation in Fin-
land indicate that although Russia's
arbitrary measures have not been
modified an any way the spirit of
the Finns is not broken. Passive
resistance everywhere is maintained
despite the 'expulsions of the leading
patriots.
Ono of the most striking evidences
Of this is 'tbat nearly all the con-
scripts levied under tho new con-
scription act refrained from joining
the army, and they defy the Gov-
ernment's threats. -
The popular feelidg is one of deep
.intdig}natien.
"To understand this indignation,"
writes the correspondent, "it must
be remembered that the measures
adopted are as unprecedented in
Finland as they would be in 10447-
land.
eng-lasrtd.
"Hitherto the liberty of a subject
was guaranteed by law. No man
could bo punished without a trial,
and the officials, lila the other peo-
ple, were responsible before the
courts for the legality of their acts.
All that has been abolished by the
St. Petersburg bureaucracy, (who
now . have introduced the oriental
system of arbitrary despotism, un-
der which. every man's property,
liberty, and even his life are at the
mercy of the government, which is
above law and free from all re-
straints. on its liberty and action.
"The system has proved a dismal
failure in Russia, where the people
never have known anything better.
It is hard to believe that it can be
'a success when applied to a nation
like the Finns, who have grown up
amid the western traditions of per-
sonal liberty and •self-g.vernment."
The London Posts's correspondent
at IE:eleingfors claims to have the
information from an excellent source
that the coercive quartering of Rus-
sian troops in different districts on
a large scale is contemplated as a
pttnishnmont, partly perhaps In the
hope of provoking disturbances
wbioh will have to bo quelled with
bayonets •
THE TRUTH.
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